/**

* Jooby https://jooby.io

* Apache License Version 2.0 https://jooby.io/LICENSE.txt

* Copyright 2014 Edgar Espina

*/

package io.jooby;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

/**

* Value converter for complex values that come from query, path, form, etc... parameters into more

* specific type.

*

* It is an extension point for {@link ValueNode#to(Class)} calls.

*/

public interface BeanConverter {

/**

* True if the converter applies for the given type.

*

* @param type Conversion type.

* @return True if the converter applies for the given type.

*/

boolean supports(@Nonnull Class type);

/**

* Convert a node value into more specific type.

*

* @param node Value value.

* @param type Requested type.

* @return Converted value.

*/

Object convert(@Nonnull ValueNode node, @Nonnull Class type);

}